How do you feel about Mad God? Do you have a favourite movie that Phil Tippett worked on? Which films would you recommend similar to Mad God? Thanks for watching!
@@YouHaveBeenWatchingFilms I liked it. The best thing about it is by far the claymation and that can obviously be seen if you just look at any frame of this. It’s so creepy, creative, immersive and filled with texture and detail that it’s honestly to a top 5 stop-motion film based on visuals alone and that is saying a lot. I didn’t really engage with the story as much as I did with the animation in this and sometimes it felt like it was being just a flex in visual style rather then a compelling story but I still liked it overall even if the lack of narrative dragged it down for me. If you want an animated movie with a masterful visual style with an interesting story you follow then I’d highly recommend ’The Son of the White Mare’ or if we’re only talking stop-motion then that would be ‘the Wolf House’; despite them not being story heavy, they’re visual style fits the stories they’re trying to telling better then this I’d believe. Checking Phil Tippett’s filmography of films he was the special effects guy, I’d say either Return of the Jedi or Jurassic Park would be my favourite film of his.
I've actually discussed The Wolf House (th-cam.com/video/p-SDlusHFmo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lqZJb5BBfpFUnrFP) and Son Of The White Mare (th-cam.com/video/NkVNtoJsr00/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JL0rNwmHWvb5NWTR) on the channel, I think those are great recommendations and I still hope that more people are discovering them. 🥰 I completely get that Mad God story (or lack of one) is going to be difficult to overcome, but I'm glad to hear other people found plenty to admire with it still! 🙂 Those are great Tippett picks too, it still amazes me with how convincing the effects in Jurassic Park look!
Wanted to add that the "Secret Garden" sequence is one of the most eerily beautiful pieces of film ever made - it's sort of like Baudelaire's "Flowers of Evil" made real
Excellent essay! And quick shout-out to Alex Cox as the alchemist. It's a tough watch, I did a close reading of it for an essay and it was hard going at times
Mad God's world is so gross and fascinating in a way only stop motion animation can be. Something about the best stop motion stories always hits the brain in a delightful way but when it's abstract, it's even better. Mad God always feels like there is a story being told but you're never able to truly understand why or how things are happening though it feels like it could. I've seen comments joking saying it's the longest Tool music video but it really reminds me of the Quay Brothers if a lot gorier. I kept thinking about a bunch of grunge music while watching Mad God the first time in particular Alice in Chain's Jar of Flies and Dirt. Both feel like you're falling deeper in a hole with no way of escaping like the assassin going on a doomed mission.
I'll take this as a recommendation that I need to listen to more Alice In Chains 😁. The Quay Brothers is a great comparison, the grubbiness of Mad God reminded me so much of Street Of Crocodiles, and I guess the uncertainty of a story (or lack of one) feels fitting to compare to The Brothers Quay too. I'm hoping to cover some of their works at some point in the future but not sure when 😁
@@YouHaveBeenWatchingFilms I'm not sure if I can fulling recommend Alice in Chains as much as I love them. Jar of Flies is one of my favorite EPs but Nutshell is one of the depressing songs I ever heard. The fact that it was their opener for their MTV unplugged performance before lead singer Layne Stanley public withdrawal from everything and death is pretty telling. They are amazing. Layne Stanley was an incredible lyricist with some beautiful introspection and an amazing voice. Great to listen to but never recommended if you're in a back place mentally, just speaking from experience. Them, Nirvana, and Soundgarden. All incredible, still sad to listen to.
I love this style of stop motion. It's so visceral and Grotesque. I love the stop motion in Henry Sellick films too but it's kind of like comparing Psycho with Evil Dead.
I think Henry Selick is a solid comparison, his films might look cleaner but he does tap into such an immersive, supernatural fantasy that I find so engrossing 🥰
How do you feel about Mad God? Do you have a favourite movie that Phil Tippett worked on? Which films would you recommend similar to Mad God? Thanks for watching!
@@YouHaveBeenWatchingFilms I liked it. The best thing about it is by far the claymation and that can obviously be seen if you just look at any frame of this. It’s so creepy, creative, immersive and filled with texture and detail that it’s honestly to a top 5 stop-motion film based on visuals alone and that is saying a lot. I didn’t really engage with the story as much as I did with the animation in this and sometimes it felt like it was being just a flex in visual style rather then a compelling story but I still liked it overall even if the lack of narrative dragged it down for me. If you want an animated movie with a masterful visual style with an interesting story you follow then I’d highly recommend ’The Son of the White Mare’ or if we’re only talking stop-motion then that would be ‘the Wolf House’; despite them not being story heavy, they’re visual style fits the stories they’re trying to telling better then this I’d believe. Checking Phil Tippett’s filmography of films he was the special effects guy, I’d say either Return of the Jedi or Jurassic Park would be my favourite film of his.
I've actually discussed The Wolf House (th-cam.com/video/p-SDlusHFmo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lqZJb5BBfpFUnrFP) and Son Of The White Mare (th-cam.com/video/NkVNtoJsr00/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JL0rNwmHWvb5NWTR) on the channel, I think those are great recommendations and I still hope that more people are discovering them. 🥰 I completely get that Mad God story (or lack of one) is going to be difficult to overcome, but I'm glad to hear other people found plenty to admire with it still! 🙂 Those are great Tippett picks too, it still amazes me with how convincing the effects in Jurassic Park look!
Wanted to add that the "Secret Garden" sequence is one of the most eerily beautiful pieces of film ever made - it's sort of like Baudelaire's "Flowers of Evil" made real
I'm taking this as a recommendation for me to read Flowers Of Evil, but yes that sequence is both gorgeous and brutal 🥲
Excellent essay! And quick shout-out to Alex Cox as the alchemist. It's a tough watch, I did a close reading of it for an essay and it was hard going at times
Yes definitely, Alex Cox is a welcome addition to this film!
Mad God's world is so gross and fascinating in a way only stop motion animation can be. Something about the best stop motion stories always hits the brain in a delightful way but when it's abstract, it's even better. Mad God always feels like there is a story being told but you're never able to truly understand why or how things are happening though it feels like it could. I've seen comments joking saying it's the longest Tool music video but it really reminds me of the Quay Brothers if a lot gorier. I kept thinking about a bunch of grunge music while watching Mad God the first time in particular Alice in Chain's Jar of Flies and Dirt. Both feel like you're falling deeper in a hole with no way of escaping like the assassin going on a doomed mission.
I'll take this as a recommendation that I need to listen to more Alice In Chains 😁. The Quay Brothers is a great comparison, the grubbiness of Mad God reminded me so much of Street Of Crocodiles, and I guess the uncertainty of a story (or lack of one) feels fitting to compare to The Brothers Quay too. I'm hoping to cover some of their works at some point in the future but not sure when 😁
@@YouHaveBeenWatchingFilms I'm not sure if I can fulling recommend Alice in Chains as much as I love them. Jar of Flies is one of my favorite EPs but Nutshell is one of the depressing songs I ever heard. The fact that it was their opener for their MTV unplugged performance before lead singer Layne Stanley public withdrawal from everything and death is pretty telling. They are amazing. Layne Stanley was an incredible lyricist with some beautiful introspection and an amazing voice. Great to listen to but never recommended if you're in a back place mentally, just speaking from experience. Them, Nirvana, and Soundgarden. All incredible, still sad to listen to.
This one's high on my need to watch list
I hope you enjoy it!
I love this style of stop motion. It's so visceral and Grotesque. I love the stop motion in Henry Sellick films too but it's kind of like comparing Psycho with Evil Dead.
I think Henry Selick is a solid comparison, his films might look cleaner but he does tap into such an immersive, supernatural fantasy that I find so engrossing 🥰
A stunning film. Hooks in, then never leaves you
Agreed, it lingers with me days after rewatching it 🙊
Realm of the Mad God
It completely loses the plot halfway in and just becomes kind of a vague gore porn tangent